New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 39:8-14

8He madeוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the breastpieceהַחֹ֛שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of a skillfulחֹשֵׁ֖בcho.ShevH2803workmanH2803,like the workmanshipכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of the ephodאֵפֹ֑ד'e.FodH646:of goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091and ofblueתְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letH8504and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713and scarletשָׁנִ֖יsha.NiH8144materialand fineוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336twistedמָשְׁזָֽר׃ma.she.ZarH7806linenH8336.

9It was squareרָב֧וּעַra.Vu.a'H7251;they madeעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213the breastpieceהַחֹ֑שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833foldedH3717doubleכָּפ֖וּלka.FulH3717,a spanזֶ֧רֶתZe.retH2239longאָרְכּ֛וֹ'a.re.KoH753and a spanוְזֶ֥רֶתve.Ze.retH2239wideרָחְבּ֖וֹra.che.BoH7341when foldedH3717doubleכָּפֽוּל׃ka.FulH3717.

10And theymountedוַיְמַלְאוּ־vay.mal.'u-H4390fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702rowsט֣וּרֵיTu.reiH2905of stonesאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68on it. The firstהָאֶחָֽד׃ha.'e.ChadH259rowט֗וּרTurH2905wasa rowהַטּ֖וּרha.TurH2905of rubyאֹ֤דֶם'O.demH124,topazפִּטְדָה֙pit.DahH6357,and emeraldוּבָרֶ֔קֶתu.va.Re.ketH1304;

11and the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145rowוְהַטּ֖וּרve.ha.TurH2905,a turquoiseנֹ֥פֶךְNo.fekhH5306,a sapphireסַפִּ֖ירsa.PirH5601and a diamondוְיָהֲלֹֽם׃ve.ya.ha.LomH3095;

12and the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992rowוְהַטּ֖וּרve.ha.TurH2905,a jacinthלֶ֥שֶׁםLe.shemH3958,an agateשְׁב֖וֹshe.VoH7618,and an amethystוְאַחְלָֽמָה׃ve.'ach.La.mahH306;

13and the fourthהָֽרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243rowוְהַטּוּר֙ve.ha.TurH2905,a berylתַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁtar.ShishH8658,an onyxשֹׁ֖הַםSho.hamH7718,and a jasperוְיָשְׁפֵ֑הve.ya.she.PehH3471.They were setמֽוּסַבֹּ֛תmu.sa.BotH5437in goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091filigreeמִשְׁבְּצ֥וֹתmish.be.TzotH4865settings when they weremountedבְּמִלֻּאֹתָֽם׃be.mi.lu.'o.TamH4396.

14The stonesוְ֠הָאֲבָנִיםVe.ha.'a.va.nimH68were correspondingH5921to the namesשְׁמֹ֨תshe.MotH8034of the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478;they were twelveשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240,correspondingH5921to their namesשְׁמֹתָ֑םshe.mo.TamH8034, engraved withthe engravingsפִּתּוּחֵ֤יpi.tu.CheiH6603of a signetחֹתָם֙cho.TamH2368,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376with its nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034for the twelveלִשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רlish.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240tribesשָֽׁבֶט׃Sha.vetH7626.

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